Hi there to one and all!
I know that having a HBa1c is a good indications of your average blood sugars. However, I agree that testing constantly and recording test results does give you a better indication as to exactly how you are doing. I recall last year I had a bout, because of illness, of higher blood sugars. However my HBa1c was 5. This was because of low blood sugars caused by basal rates needing to be reduced because the infection that I had, had cleared. Having a pump, this was fairly easy to alter back to original settings. However, anyone looking at just the HBa1c would have thought what marvellous control. The bottom line was that I had had quite a few lows, as well as higher BG, which obviously had caused my average to only map out as 5. Thats diabetes for you!!!
I know that having a HBa1c is a good indications of your average blood sugars. However, I agree that testing constantly and recording test results does give you a better indication as to exactly how you are doing. I recall last year I had a bout, because of illness, of higher blood sugars. However my HBa1c was 5. This was because of low blood sugars caused by basal rates needing to be reduced because the infection that I had, had cleared. Having a pump, this was fairly easy to alter back to original settings. However, anyone looking at just the HBa1c would have thought what marvellous control. The bottom line was that I had had quite a few lows, as well as higher BG, which obviously had caused my average to only map out as 5. Thats diabetes for you!!!
